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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26595 on: 11 August 2024, 15:57:45 »

Took the doorcard off and window out to prove it needs a new window mech
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26596 on: 11 August 2024, 19:57:37 »

Took the head off my recently aquired 1985 Carlton 2.0 L estate
One owner since new, no central locking, no electric windows, no ABS, simples
Previous owner sold it as he was 95 and the head gasket had gone
Found the replacement gasket done after the valve seats were changed to hardened ones is wrong and 50% of the water ways were not allowing water from the block to the head and vice versa as the gasket did not have the nessacary holes in it
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Nice buy , how many miles on the clock?

129k, 5 speed manual. Large history booklets, origional bill of sale from new
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26597 on: 12 August 2024, 13:19:45 »

Cam in Head?
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26598 on: 12 August 2024, 17:20:31 »

Took the head off my recently aquired 1985 Carlton 2.0 L estate
One owner since new, no central locking, no electric windows, no ABS, simples
Previous owner sold it as he was 95 and the head gasket had gone
Found the replacement gasket done after the valve seats were changed to hardened ones is wrong and 50% of the water ways were not allowing water from the block to the head and vice versa as the gasket did not have the nessacary holes in it
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Nice buy , how many miles on the clock?

129k, 5 speed manual. Large history booklets, origional bill of sale from new


Sort it out, and then be ready for a few shows nice hobby, that's what I intend doing with my Granada I bought a few months back but I'm not rushing the guy whose restoring it, he's got 4 cars on the go at present so can see it being well into next year fingers crossed.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26599 on: 12 August 2024, 18:57:27 »

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26600 on: 12 August 2024, 19:00:07 »

Took the head off my recently aquired 1985 Carlton 2.0 L estate
One owner since new, no central locking, no electric windows, no ABS, simples
Previous owner sold it as he was 95 and the head gasket had gone
Found the replacement gasket done after the valve seats were changed to hardened ones is wrong and 50% of the water ways were not allowing water from the block to the head and vice versa as the gasket did not have the nessacary holes in it
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Nice buy , how many miles on the clock?

129k, 5 speed manual. Large history booklets, origional bill of sale from new


Sort it out, and then be ready for a few shows nice hobby, that's what I intend doing with my Granada I bought a few months back but I'm not rushing the guy whose restoring it, he's got 4 cars on the go at present so can see it being well into next year fingers crossed.

Thats the plan
A lot of the shows are strictly enforcing the 25 year old rule so cant take the Monaro with that being only 20 years old now
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26601 on: 12 August 2024, 21:37:49 »

Got the Range Rover ready for its service & MOT tomorrow in Peterborough, wifey has decided to come along for the ride & of course do a bit of shopping could be an expensive day..😄
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26602 on: 12 August 2024, 21:44:21 »

Got the Range Rover ready for its service & MOT tomorrow in Peterborough, wifey has decided to come along for the ride & of course do a bit of shopping could be an expensive day..😄
Have a spot of lunch and do a bit of shopping yourself. You never know, you might actually enjoy it  :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26603 on: 12 August 2024, 22:08:14 »

Got the Range Rover ready for its service & MOT tomorrow in Peterborough, wifey has decided to come along for the ride & of course do a bit of shopping could be an expensive day..😄
Have a spot of lunch and do a bit of shopping yourself. You never know, you might actually enjoy it  :)
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Lunch with a couple of pints & then she could drive home, maybe pick up some bargains could happen ..
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26604 on: 13 August 2024, 16:07:40 »

MOT pass with 1 advisory rear prop shaft bearing has slight play, going to collect it tomorrow as servicing won't be complete by end of play. So had a couple of pints & cheese & onion rolls & home on the bus, I did actually find some bargains ready for next summers cruise.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26605 on: 13 August 2024, 17:12:55 »

MOT pass with 1 advisory rear prop shaft bearing has slight play, going to collect it tomorrow as servicing won't be complete by end of play. So had a couple of pints & cheese & onion rolls & home on the bus, I did actually find some bargains ready for next summers cruise.

New handbag Mick?  ???  You can never have too many you know! ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26606 on: 13 August 2024, 18:11:41 »

MOT pass with 1 advisory rear prop shaft bearing has slight play, going to collect it tomorrow as servicing won't be complete by end of play. So had a couple of pints & cheese & onion rolls & home on the bus, I did actually find some bargains ready for next summers cruise.

New handbag Mick?  ???  You can never have too many you know! ;D
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You've uncovered my secret Michelle on the cruises..😂😂😂
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26607 on: 13 August 2024, 20:10:22 »

Fitted a new (to the car) rear window mech, and finally swapped the battery over.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26608 on: 13 August 2024, 22:55:57 »

Taken the Evo to FCM motorsport for a change of ECU and a remap as my other setup (moates Ostrich) was randomly corrupting and losing the map few other tweaks too to make it more interesting 🤣🤣
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26609 on: 14 August 2024, 15:31:10 »

Not able to collect the RR till tomorrow as I told my indie to go ahead & sort the advisory out, so took SWMBO out to lunch in Stamford in her new car & it's absolutely brilliant the salesman put an app on my phone which tells me exactly where the car has been+ various speeds etc and even gave me a score out of 100 for my driving I only got 84 because I accelerated to quickly out of a 30mph zone..😂 also achieved 69mpg ! Just a bit better than the Subaru which could only achieve 33 on a long run, and the Yaris Cross has plenty of go for a 1.5 3 cylinder , I'm smitten 😄
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